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It was now Saturday once again. Things had settled and I had stopped responding Dax.

Simply because I didn't want to mess up my brothers business. They told me exactly how things worked and what they were doing.

Now Marcus was in front of me once again, he was waiting for Jake at our house and I was the only one home.

I was reading a book in the living room, when he came in. He hovered over me to see what I was doing.

"What are you doing?" I ask him in return of him watching me.

"How are you doing?" He asks after a few moments, he walks around the couch and sit down next to me.

He looks at me like he's only giving me all his attention. I crumble a little under his intense stare.

"Doing fine" I reply shortly, partly because I was still mad, but also because he always makes me ramble whenever he talks to me, I'm that insecure.

"Good. Good, listen I'm sorry about the whole Dax thing, it's a whole world you know nothing about and suddenly Jake took you into it. It wasn't anything we had discussed, I wasn't ready. All I knew is that Dax you cannot touch" He said and paused. I put my book down a bit and looked quickly up at him to see if he was sincere, then I looked down.

"Everyone but him, just not him. He's done some fucked up stuff to your family and to me, he can play the good guy but he's not. I can assure you of that" Marcus added.

I still looked down, which apparently bothered him, because he put his hand on mine, I froze and looked up surprised.

"You understand?" Marcus asks and I slowly nod. Taking in just how worried he was about this.

"I haven't talked to him since Tuesday anyways. It's fine, I don't know the guy" I say and dismiss it.

I look back down and open my book. I hear Marcus sigh beside me and he leans back into the couch.

"I don't understand why you care so much" I mumble under my breath.

Oh the dream scenario played in my head, him saying "because it should be me" then kissing me wildly like he had done to all the other girls I had seen him with, only wilder with me.

But it doesn't happen.

He does hear what I say, because he turns to me with a look on his face that I can't read.

"Because you're my best friends sister, I care about you and I don't want to see you with my enemy" Marcus said, his words made me look down once again.

I hum quietly without answering him. He nudged my shoulder before getting up and then he leaves to the kitchen.

I frowned at this. The door opened and I heard both of my brothers voices.

"Hey man, sorry we're late" Jake said and bro hugged Marcus. Terry did the same once they pulled away.

"It's fine. Alex was here" Marcus says and nods to me. Jake smiles at me before coming over.

"Hey, I forgot to tell you that we're having a party tonight after the races" Jake said and I nodded slowly.

I didn't care about parties.

"You can call Serena over if you want" Jake said and I nodded and gave him a small smile.

I grabbed my book before leaving them without a word. I felt their eyes on me as I left them.

I called Serena over and she came within five minutes, walking in without knocking, she walked past my brothers and Marcus without saying anything and then she came to my room.

"Yeah, hello to you too Serena!" Terry shouted from downstairs.

"Helloooooo babe" Serena called out. I looked up from my bed and I groaned before letting my face hit the pillow once again.

"I hate this" I whine. She grabs my hands and pull me up. "Let's get you ready for the party, you have some dick to catch" Serena retorted and I glared at her.

"There's no dick to catch, Serena. It's just a party, my brothers hosts them all the time. Besides they're going to the races first" I say and frown.

I wanted to go too but Jake asked me to get the house ready. So I had to stay.

"Let's dress you up anyways" Serena says with a smirk. "Why?" I ask her suspicious of her plan.

"I heard Marcus talking about your driving skills" Serena says excitedly.

"What? What did he say?" I ask her confused. "He said that you're drifting better than Terry, he must've seen the videos that was posted last Tuesday" Serena says and winks at me.

"Nonsense, you heard wrong" I tell her and shrug her off.

"Alex! We're leaving! See you in two hours" Terry shouted. "Bye" I shout back before rolling my eyes.

Serena and I took our time getting everything ready, then ourselves.

Somehow Serena convinced me to get a makeover like she did on my birthday.

"You look hot! Marcus is gonna drool all over you" Serena said and blew me a kiss.

"Shut up. He's not" I retort and Serena gasps. "Oh my—you started swearing? I love you even more" Serena gasped.

I glared at her and she winked once again before putting on some music on our huge speaker.

The bass echoed through the entire house, garage and neighborhood.

I giggled at her as she started dancing to the music. We went to the kitchen where all of the alcohol was lined up. We took some tequila shots together and I felt like throwing up.

"Fuck I hate tequila" I gasp and wince at the taste.

"Fuck I love when you're swearing!" Serena shouted as she danced around.

"Oh shit, they're coming" I say in realization as I see their motorcycles pull up along with a bunch of cars.

"Shit" Serena says and hurriedly put away the shots glasses we had already used.

The door opened and Jake called out. "Alex!!" I slowly made my way to the doorway to the living room, waiting to see what mood he was in.

"Come on! We won all of the races!" Jake says and pats Terry's back.

I step forward to greet them, but then I see they're bleeding. Jake has a bleeding cut above his eyebrow, Terry has a bloody nose and Claire looked furious behind them.

"What happened?" I ask and hurry to get the medical kit. "The crew we beat didn't take it lightly, we won the fight too" Jake retorted and Terry laughed joyfully.

I said nothing and helped Terry clean up, then Jake. I couldn't help but think about where Marcus was.

"Everyone is on their way, so let's show them a party" Jake calls out.

People start to pour into our house and I struggle with finding a safe place to stay at.

Serena was getting hit on and a few tried to talk to me as well, but I brushed them off.

I was uncomfortable. "Rena, I'm going out to get some air" I tell her and she nods.

I turn on my heel to find our entrance, but as my eyes look on it, I see Marcus and some girl clinging to his neck walking in.

He smirks down at her and she giggles, while twirling her hair. She kissing his neck and he spots Jake and Terry who greets them.

I swallow the lump in my throat before walking around to get outside.

I take in the fresh air, but my peace didn't last for long, sounds of roaring motorcycles and cars got my attention.

Seeing a crew coming towards our house. My eyes widened and I looked back at the house to see it filled with people.

They weren't here for us, right? It was just my mind playing tricks on me. I was overthinking it.

"Hey Alex!" Dax' voice was unmistakable to notice. He got off his motorcycle and approached me.

"You know whose party this is?" Dax asks me, that's when I realize. He didn't fucking know.

He didn't know Jake and Terry are my brothers. He doesn't know they're family.

"Uhm...well its—""—They're here!" Dax interrupts me as he sees Jake, Marcus and Terry in the windows.

Dax walks past me with his guys and my stomach turns. Because as they walk by I see the guns and knives in their waistbands.

"Dax! Wait" I call out. Dax turns to me in confusion.

"You can't go in there" I say and walk up in front of my door, blocking him.

"And why not?" Dax asks me with suspicion. "Because this is my house" I say and already regret it.

"Oh wow—The Alexandra Lowell?" A guy from behind Dax calls out mockingly.

"Move" Dax says angrily.

I shake my head no and close the door. Behind my back. "No"

"Alex, move. Move or we will hurt you" Dax says and steps up to me.

"No. This is my house, this is my family and friends" I barely get to finish my sentence as a fist connects with my cheekbone.

I fall backwards into the door, letting it smack open, I fall back on my ass and I hold my face in pain.

Everyone stops the party and turn to the door. It takes twenty seconds before all hell breaks lose.